Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 06.26.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) boarding team interdicting two go-fast vessels suspected of drug smuggling southeast of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 26, 2025. The vessels were initially detected by a maritime patrol aircraft, and Hamilton’s embarked Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) aircrew provided airborne tactical support, resulting in the seizure of......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 03.10.2025
Coast Guard Cutter Stone's embarked Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew detected a suspicious vessel approximately 270 miles off Ecuador, March 10, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of 14 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 35 suspected smugglers were transferred ashore to face federal prosecution in U.S. courts. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 03.03.2025
Crewmembers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) perform a multi-phase drug operation including surveillance flights, vessel interdiction, and drug seizure while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 3, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard provides enduring value in service to the American people. As the world’s premier maritime law enforcement agency, the Coast Guard is the......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 02.19.2025
Aerial footage from Coast Guard Cutter Stone's embarked unmanned aircraft system detecting four suspected drug smuggling vessels approximately 110 miles south of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, Feb. 19, 2025. The seized contraband was the part of 14 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 35 suspected smugglers were transferred ashore to face federal......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 01.31.2025
unmanned aircraft system detected a suspicious vessel approximately 630 miles off Mexico, Jan. 31, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of 14 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 35 suspected smugglers were transferred ashore to face federal prosecution in U.S. courts. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 01.30.2025
Aerial footage from Coast Guard Cutter Stone's embarked unmanned aircraft system of a suspicious vessel approximately 710 miles off Mexico, Jan. 30, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of 14 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 35 suspected smugglers were transferred ashore to face federal prosecution in U.S. courts. (U.S. Coast Guard video)...
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 11.18.2024
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crews interdict a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, October 2024. Munro is the sixth Legend-class national security cutter and is homeported in Alameda, California. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video....
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles | 07.17.2023
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WHEC 623) stack interdicted, illegal drugs on the flight deck of the cutter as they prepare to offload and hold a press conference in San Diego, July 17, 2023. The crew of the Steadfast offloaded drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols by Coast Guard cutters Steadfast, Viligant, and Mohawk. (U.S. Coast......
